MASTERY TEST 3. Units 7-9 page 1 Name Date Class Score Basic Circle the identitying letter ofthe item that most nearly means the same as Meanings the boldface word or expression in the introductory phrase. 1. atruly poignant ending a. clever b. hilarious c. touching d. bizarre 2, interred at high noon a, artived b. buried . occurred 4. installed 3. overcome by apathy a. boredom b, terror c. nostalgia d. Indifference 4, waive a jury trial a. convene b. demand c. forgo d. attend 5. commodious living quarters a. expensive b, chic c. roomy d. unsatisfactory 6. a famous renegade a. tumcoat b. predator ©. fugitive d. mode! 7. aletter of condolence a. praise b. sympathy ¢, reference d. compiaint 8. a limpid-pool a. clear b. polluted ©. large d. calm 9. no longer extant a. legal b. existing ©. obtainable d. usable 10. inaterrible quandary a. accident b. position . dilemma d, mood 11, ardent embraces | a. passionate b. occasional ©, unwelcome d. cold = 12. spontaneous laughter § a. loud b. scattered ©. muffled d. unplanned i 18. amend the city charter a. cancel b, defend ©. criticize d, modify i 14. chastise the youngster $ a. raise b. punish ©. instruct d. coddle 18. obviate the need for repairs a. prevent b. ignore ¢. notice d. recognize 16. squalid hovels | 5 : a. crowded b. tiokety ©. wretched d. stuffy = 17, commended the speaker j a. envied b. rewarded c. praised 4. ignored = 18, emaciated children 8 a. gaunt b. unruly . noisy d. weary ; 19.-a very turbulent childhood a. gloomy b, tumultuous c. indigent d. happy Vocatui.any WORKSHOP TES PREP, LeviE 19)TL Name Date Class 20. apprehensive about the future a. unconcerned b. annoyed ¢. optimistic d. worried 21, consecrate a cathedral a. erect b. repair cc. visit d. hallow 22. did not find the idea palatable a. workable b. intelligent ©. appetizing d. relevant 23, capricious behavior a. fickle b. foolish c. strange d, embarrassing 24, had no inkling of the matter a. fear b. command c. record d, intimation 25. reprehensible altitudes a, misguided b. blameworthy c. unusual d. questionable 26. voluminous seports a, occasional b. lengthy c. inaccurate d. illegible 27. left the country in chaos a. haste b. disgust c. disorder d. secret 28. corrosive wit a. weird b. objectionable ©. sly ‘d. sarcastic 29, a basically omnivorous species a. eating meat . eating hay c. eating plants d. eating everything 30. a somber color a. pleasing b. dark c. bilious: d. bright 31. derided the proposal a. modified b. mocked c. supported d. suggested 32, implicated in the robbery a. stolen b. caught ©. involved d. injured i 33. suffer reprisals. a. criticism b, blame ©. remorse . retaliation $ 34. buffeted by the gale i a. flooded b, destroyed c. overtaken d, battered z 35, brash words t a, impudent b. objectionable . foolish d. complimentary : 36, a decrepit animal 3 a. stubborn b. feeble c, tame d. dangerous i 37. ingenuous remarks 8 a. intelligent b. artless ©. puzzling d. tude i 38. suave young dandies a. urbane 'b. wealthy ©. snobbish d. arrogant i 39, feltno rancor = a. envy b. pily 6. bitterness d. prejudice 2 40. gnarled branches i a. damaged b, sturdy c. knotty d. supple 3 20 VOCABULARY WORKSHOP TEST PREP, Level EMASTERY TEST 3, page 3 Name Date Class Score Synonyms Circle the identifying letter of the item that most nearly means the same as the introductory word in boldface type. 41, vociferous. a. occasional b. raucous c. angry d. recent 42, animosity a. prejudice b. love . hostility d. envy 43, assiduous a. untiring b. recent c. ludicrous d. halthearted 44, indemnity a. reward b. compliment ©. apology . reparation 45. coplous a. joyful b. abundant ©. puzzling d. salty 46. allocate a. embezzie b. apportion c. secrete d. demand 47. sophomoric a, immature: b. exemplary ©. religious d. odd 48. martinet a. mobster b. poltroon c. disciplinarian d. smuggler 49, stultity a. stifle b. ignore ©. reward 4. encourage 60. multifarious a. recent b. knotty c. financial d. diverse 61, parsimonious a, callous b, penny-pinching c. dynamic d. wealthy 52. revel i a. attack b, intruder c. animal d. celebration 2 53. abhor 5 a. loathe b. reject c. ignore d. tolerate i 54. obsolete $ a. disturbing b. bizarre c. outmoded d. foolish i 55. deviate 2 a. return b. awake c. depart 4. rebound 56, recalcitrant a, thoroughbred b. docile c. new d. defiant 57. compatible j a. agreeable b. quarrelsome c. lively d. sociable 2 58. exult é a. profit b. rejoice c. believe d. share 5 59. omnipotent e a. all-powerful b. all-knowing ©, all-seeing d. all-American : 60. discern a. hail b. signal G, beckon d. perceive VOCABULARY WORKSHOP TEST PREP, Lave 24Name Date _ Class - Score Antonyms Circle the identitying letter of the item that most nearly means the opposite of i the introductory word in boldface type, 61. parsimonious I a. tightfisted b, bare-knuckled ©. lightingered d. openhanded 62. recalcitrant | a. cooperative b. biased ©. critical . temperate | 63. compatible | a. inconsiderate b, inconspicuous ©. incongruous G..inconvenient 64, obsolete a. down-to-earth b. over-the-hill C. up-to-date d. under the weather | 65. discern | a. override b, overlook ©, oversee d. overtake i 66, exult | a. befriend b. beseech cc. bewail d. behead | 67. omnipotent | a. powerless b, mindless ©. thoughtless d. careless | 68. revel | a. pursue b. bask ©. awaken d. mope 69. abhor . a. dislike b. rebult ©. relish d. repudiate 70. deviate i a, confess b, conform ©. confound 4. confirm 71. spontaneous | a. noisy b. brilliant c. lengthy d. planned | 72. renegade | a. judge b, loyalist ©. foreigner 4. politician j 73. multifarious 3 a. bilateral b. quintessential c. homogeneous d. triplicate z 74, waive e a. 100k at », Insist on ©. sot aside . fold up = 78. turbulent f a. inclement b. brief ©. tranquil _ di. muddy z 76. commodious : a, dark b. cramped ©. smelly . dilapidated | 77. limpid 3 a. meaty b. musty c. mighty d. murky ; 78. inter a. build up b. look up ©. grow up d. dig up i ~~ 79, vociferous EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE f a. large b. quiet co. famous rich z 80. copious | a. skimpy b. slimy c. surly d. shaky k 22 VOCABULARY WORKSHOP TEST PREP, Level ECopyright © by Walia H, Sader, na. Permission to duploste granted by the publisher MASTERY TEST 8, page 5 Name Date ~ Class Soore Filling the Circle the identifying letter of the word that best completes the meaning of Blanks the sentence. 81. The years had taken such a toll on his delicate constitution that he was welknigh _?_ by the time he was fifty. a. corrosive b. sophomoric c. obsolete d. decrepit 82. Her writing style is as _?_ as the crystal waters of a mountain stream. a. somber b. limpid c. brash d. emaciated 83. | know it isn’t polite to_?_in someone else’s misfortune, but | | couldn't help but take just a littie pleasure in my archrival's sudden discomfiture, a. revel b. stulfy —. allocated. waive 84. They kept the secret of the surprise party so carefully from me that | hadn't the slightest 2 of what they were up to. a. quandary —b. Indemnity. inkling d. reprisal 85. The record-breaking heat had such a(n) _?_ effect that even the soft drinks were too "pooped to pop.” a. exulting bs. stultfying —c. reveling discerning 86. The _? and twisted limbs of the hoary old oak bore the unmistakable signs of the ravages of time and the elements. a. suave ——_b. commodious c, limpid . gnarled | 8 gs No matter how long and hard | thought about the matter, I could _2_ no possible advantage to be derived fron my opponent's proposal. a. discern b. waive c. obviate d. abhor 88. Some of the students were as docile as lambs; others were as _?. as mules, a, ardent b, recalcitrant c. somber d. omnivorous 89. Voter _?_ probably accounts best for the fact that there was such a | ‘small turnout for the school elections held last week, | __a. animosity _b. condolence . chaos __d. apathy 90. When Tsar Nicholas II abdicated in March 1917, he forever _?_ not only his but also his son’s rights to the Russian throne, a. waived b. allocated ¢, obviated = d,_ amended { VOCABULARY WORKSHOP TEST PREP, LevelE = 23